Senior Health Care Support Worker, Sexual Health

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

YUNO Sexual Health is looking to appoint a motivated and kind Senior Health Care Support Worker to join our team. Great communication and interpersonal skills are essential and applicants should be able to be demonstrate the ability to be forward thinking and passionate about delivering a high standard of care. Previous sexual health experience is desirable, but not essential. You will be expected to be a responsive and conscientious professional that is able to work as part of the Multidisciplinary team.

YUNO Sexual Health covers Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucester. The hours required are mainly based within North Somerset, but flexibility is required and expected to work across the other YUNO Sexual Health sites.

The hours required are;

Monday 8.30-5.30 (8.5hrs)

Thursday 9.30-7.30 (9.5hrs)

Friday 8.30-5.30 (8.5hrs)

Saturday 9.00-1.00 (1 in 4 in the Bristol service)

Chaperone patients having intimate procedures.

Venepuncture.

Processing patients samples and microscopy (preparing slides and reading them).

To carry out a range of clinical duties with minimal / no supervision, including blood pressure monitoring, body temperature, pulse rate and respiration rate and testing of urine samples, including pregnancy testing.

Providing assistance to the nursing team and wider MDT as required.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Please see the attached job description for main responsibilities. Please ensure you fully review the requirements of the job description prior to applying for the role.

This advert closes on Monday 15 Jun 2026

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